# Outreach Programs to Reduce the Prevalence of Obesity in High Risk Rural Areas (93.319)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-319-outreach-programs-to-reduce-the-prevalence-of-obesity/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Outreach Programs to Reduce the Prevalence of Obesity in High Risk Rural Areas is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $33.6 million in 31 grants, about $1.1 million per award.

## Objectives

The purpose of this listing is to assist Land-Grant universities to leverage community extension services to implement evidence-based strategies that improve nutrition, safe and accessible physical activity, including family health weight and early care and education programs in counties with an adult obesity rate of over 40%.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.8 million | 15 |
| 2022 | $11.4 million | 15 |
| 2023 | $11.4 million | 16 |
| 2024 | $0 | 0 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Auburn University | Alabama | $3.2 million |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi | $3.2 million |
| Louisiana State University Agricultural Center | Louisiana | $3.0 million |
| Texas A&m Agrilife Extension Service | Texas | $2.9 million |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. | Georgia | $2.7 million |
| Clemson University | South Carolina | $2.5 million |
| Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas | Arkansas | $2.0 million |
| West Virginia University | West Virginia | $2.0 million |
| Oklahoma State University | Oklahoma | $1.7 million |
| University of Tennessee | Tennessee | $1.6 million |
| South Dakota State University | South Dakota | $1.5 million |
| North Dakota State University | North Dakota | $1.1 million |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | Virginia | $1.1 million |
| The University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Kentucky | $1.1 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | $1.1 million |
| University of Missouri System | Missouri | $768,000 |
| North Carolina State University | North Carolina | $750,749 |
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology | Iowa | $510,000 |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | $500,000 |
| The Ohio State University | Ohio | $499,330 |